IE and another EE were moving a 125 lb grease container. EE got busy and IE decided to move the container on IE's own. IE lifted up the container and tried to put force on IE's arm to keep the barrel from falling and felt a stretch on IE's left bicep and shoulder. On 5/01/19 IE informed us that IE had a torn rotator cuff and will be needing surgery.
RCQ Metal/Non-Metal
RCQ, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Javier Martinez; Jesse Martinez
Uvalde,
Uvalde County,
TX
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104990
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2013–2019
- Latest incident
- Feb 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
34
citations
4
significant & substantial
$8,332
proposed penalties
$8,117
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 5,029 | 1 | 0 | 198.8 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,014 | 3 | 0 | 498.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,440 | 1 | 1 | 183.8 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,490 | 2 | 0 | 364.3 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
J&J Excavating & Materials Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2017 · 1 incident
J&J Excavating & Materials Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE and another ee were moving a screen from the crusher when ee felt a pull on right shoulder immediately causing pain. EE informed us on 10/11/17 that ee had a torn rotator cuff and would be needing surgery.
2013 · 1 incident
February 18, 2013
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J&J Excavating & Materials Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was standing on the track of the screener to clean rocks off the screener with a hoe. He misstep on the track and fell and hurt his right ankle/heel.